A NoC Simulation and Verification Platform Based on SystemC

Author

Chai, Song ; Wu, Chang ; Li, Yubai ; Yang, Zhongming

Author_Institution

DSP Lab., Univ. of Electron. Sci. & Technol. of China

Volume

3

fYear

2008

fDate

12-14 Dec. 2008

Firstpage

423

Lastpage

426

Abstract

This paper presents a NoC (network-on-chip) simulation and verification platform (NSVP) based on SystemC. A general NoC node structure is first realized under SystemC, and then connected to form the network. NSVP supports an arbitrary size of mesh and torus topology, and adopts two classic routing algorithms - XY and TXY as the routing algorithm. Users also can develop their own network topology and routing algorithm by modifying the corresponding modules. Then they can verify their design by loading different network traffic patterns to run the simulation. NSVP provides a fast and convenient platform for researching and verification of NoC architecture and routing algorithm.

Keywords

circuit simulation; network topology; network-on-chip; traffic; SystemC; TXY routing algorithm; network topology; network traffic patterns; network-on-chip simulation; network-on-chip verification platform; torus topology; Computational modeling; Computer science; Computer simulation; Kernel; Network topology; Network-on-a-chip; Routing; Telecommunication traffic; Testing; Traffic control; NoC; SystemC; platform; simulation; verification;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Science and Software Engineering, 2008 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Wuhan, Hubei

Print_ISBN

978-0-7695-3336-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CSSE.2008.937

Filename

4722375